: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:17 pm  

dany1979 wrote:

Did anyone mention the comments made by the Wakefield chairman regarding Wigan offering players in exchange for Moore?

Wigan apparently will NEVER offer to exchange their young players in order to sign players from other clubs, but will consider loan deals.

: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:17 pm  

kpw wrote:

Ian Lenegan said friday the 24th, so not sure, either the friday or the 24th, i'd assume he meant the 23rd

I was thinking they don't normaly put information like that on a Saturday.

: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:17 pm  

Did he mention rumours in regards to signings , Moore & Bird?

The stadium what plans are in place to stop the fiasco of the Bradford match happening again?

: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:18 pm  

Just to further add to the doom and gloom:

It doens't look like we will sign a prop and we have made an offer for Greg Bird but it's unlikely we will get him. So in terms of the squad it appears as though it's 'as you were' so to speak. We have approx £20k left to play with on the salary cap but can loan out players to free up space.

: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:19 pm  

Cadoo! wrote:

How can this possibly be an issue? We're one of the most well supported teams in rugby league.

Dont ask me mate, I been thinking the same thing myself.

One thing that really made me sit up and listen was when the chairman said he wanted us to triple our merchandise sales to get 'up there with the likes of Leeds, St Helens and Warrington '



Now that shocked me.

: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:19 pm  

jonh wrote:

No info on Bird/Prop/any recruitment other than Roberts or plans for 2010 recruitment?

An offer has been made to bird, but ian lenegan does not expect it to be accepted as other clubs may have offered more money, but ian won't pay more for players than what he thinks they are worth (and rightly so in my opinion)

: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:19 pm  

Dave T wrote:

It does surprise me, but I suppose you have some of the cheapest admission prices too.

Not significantly cheap enough to stop us from spending the full salary cap , we've broke the bl**dy thing twice!

: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:19 pm  

Woody_woody wrote:

Just to further add to the doom and gloom:

It doens't look like we will sign a prop and we have made an offer for Greg Bird but it's unlikely we will get him. So in terms of the squad it appears as though it's 'as you were' so to speak. We have approx £20k left to play with on the salary cap but can loan out players to free up space.

Is that 20k after the offer to bird

: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:20 pm  

We only have £20,000 left on the salary cap. That could change if we do some loan deals. Offer made to Bird, IL does not expect him to accept it.

: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:20 pm  

glad I didnt go. crap